Machine for fluid transportation
a technology for fluid transportation and machines, applied in water supply installations, liquid fuel engines, drawing-off water installations, etc., can solve the problems of complex supply from on-shore with a dedicated cooling fluid, high cost and easy error, and all internal components must be designed to withstand, so as to achieve simple and cost-effective way, high availability
Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-26
SIEMENS AG
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[0016]It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a sufficient cooling of heat sources of the machine of the incipiently mentioned type in a simple and cost efficient way, which also goes along with a high availability.
[0018]The arrangement of the throttling device in the suction line results in a pressure drop below the pressure level of the secondary flow so that the secondary flow after passing and cooling the heat sources of the machine can be easily reunited with the primary flow preferably at nearly the same pressure level due to pressure losses of the secondary flow in the conducting system. A significant advantage is the supply of the process fluid to the heat sources for cooling purpose with the lowest inlet temperature possible since a delivery to a higher pressure level involving also a temperature increase is not necessary according to the invention. A reunion of the secondary flow and the primary flow can easily be provided preferably upstream the fluid displacement unit. Further complicated extraction lines, which might be plugged by foreign particles, which might be carried with the primary flow, are not necessary for supplying process gas for cooling purpose to internal heat sources due to the invention.
[0019]A preferred embodiment provides an adjustable valve as the throttling device in the suction line. This way also a control unit can be provided, which controls the position of the adjustable valve depending to the temperature of the heat sources to be cooled. If the cooling demand is high, the throttling device respectively the valve can be adjusted in a more closed position and if the cooling demand is low the valve can be adjusted in a more opened respectively fully opened position. This way the pressure loss in the throttling device can be minimized and the efficiency of the machine can be increased.
Problems solved by technology
Since any supply from on-shore with a dedicated cooling fluid is complicated, costly and prone to error, the usage of the fluid to be compressed or pumped also for cooling is preferred.
The usage of the process fluid to cool components of the machine involves the disadvantage that all internal components must be designed to withstand the eventually chemically aggressive process fluid.
In the case of the transportation of natural gas the process fluid is not only aggressive but also fluctuating in pressure, which exposes the involved components also to mechanical stress.
Further natural gas is usually contaminated by foreign particles and contains slugs of liquid and might also build up solid hydrates.
One disadvantage of the usage of the process fluid for cooling purpose is that the process fluid must be delivered to a higher pressure level before a conducting system supplies the cooling fluid to internal heat sources due to the pressure loss in the conduction system.
Otherwise a flow from the process fluid respectively the cooling fluid to the heat sources would not be sufficient to obtain the desired cooling effect.
This fact causes the further disadvantage, that the necessity to provide a device to increase the pressure of the cooling fluid also generated heat during the delivery to a higher pressure level, which again increases the required amount of cooling fluid.
However, sufficient cooling medium flow to cool the bearings and the motor by the process gas might be difficult to establish.
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[0025]The figure shows a schematic depiction of the machine 1 according to the invention. The machine 1 comprises a fluid displacement unit FDU and a drive unit DU, which drive unit DU impels the fluid displacement unit FDU by torque transmitted over a common shaft SH. The shaft SH, the fluid displacement unit FDU and the drive unit DU are enclosed in a common casing CS. The casing CS is gas tight except for an inlet IL and an outlet OL, through which a process fluid PF flows through the machine 1. The process fluid PF is originating from a well W and led through a suction line SL to the inlet IL of the machine 1. In the suction line SL a throttling device TH is provided and upstream the throttling device TH a division unit DV is located. The throttling device TH causes a pressure difference in the suction line SL. The division unit DV divides the process fluid PF into a primary flow F1 and a secondary flow F2. The primary flow F1 is the major portion of the process fluid PF and is ...
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Abstract
A machine for fluid transportation is provided. The machine includes a fluid displacement unit, a driving unit, a common shaft which transmits torque from the driving unit to the fluid displacement unit, a common casing, a suction line and a discharge line. The flow of the fluid is divided by at least one division unit into a primary flow to be pumped or compressed and a secondary flow which is lead to internal heat sources in the casing for cooling purpose by a conduction system. A throttling device is arranged in the suction line and the division unit is arranged upstream of the throttling device on the suction line, wherein the primary and second flows are reunited downstream the throttling device.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT / EP2010 / 050120, filed Jan. 8, 2010 and claims the benefit thereof. The International Application claims the benefit of European application No. 09000357.5 EP filed Jan. 13, 2009. All of the applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a machine for fluid transportation, especially a compressor or a pump, comprising:[0003]a fluid displacement unit, which pumps or compresses a fluid,[0004]a driving unit, which impels the fluid displacement unit,[0005]a common shaft, which transmits torque from the driving unit to the fluid displacement unit,[0006]a common casing enclosing the fluid displacement unit and the driving unit,[0007]a suction line, connected to an inlet of the casing and through which the fluid displacement unit receives a fluid to be pumped or compressed,[0008]a discharge line, whic...
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CPCF04D15/0022F04D27/0253F04D29/048F04D29/058F04D25/0686F04D29/588F04D27/003F04D13/086F04D29/584F04D29/5806Y10T137/0402Y10T137/6552
InventorNIJHUIS, THEO
OwnerSIEMENS AG